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Joel Ohman

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in St Charles, The United States

March 16, 1982

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Joel Ohman lives in Tampa, FL with his wife Angela and their three kids. His writing companion is Caesar, a slightly overweight Bull Mastiff who loves to eat the tops off of strawberries.

Joel is the author of the #1 bestselling Meritropolis series—“The Hunger Games meets The Village with a young Jack Reacher as a protagonist” and the new YA release, Other Bodies.

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Average rating: 3.77 · 1,304 ratings · 376 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Meritropolis 3.62 avg rating — 872 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meritorium (Meritropolis, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meritopia (Meritropolis, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 112 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Other Bodies 4.02 avg rating — 48 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Meritropolis (3 books)
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

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What Color Is Your Parachute?: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success

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Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

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“He couldn’t change the past, and he couldn’t control the future. But he would beat the present into submission.”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

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“The question everyone debated while we were underground was always something like, “What does it say about the System if it sanctions the killing of innocent life?” but I think the real question is, “What does it say about us, if we see it and do nothing?”
― Joel Ohman, Meritropolis

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“Funny how little things ignite the fuse and end up burning the fastest.”
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